Alia Ghanem, the mother of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the September 11, 2001 deadly attack on the United States, has spoken about her son, saying he was a shy boy who was radicalised in the university. Over 3,000 people died in the terror attack which has been described as the deadliest in human […]
Buba Galadima, has warned members of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) that it would be tough to take power from President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. He, therefore, called on them to brace themselves for tough times ahead, pointing out that taking over power from a retired army general would not be an easy […]
Niger State Police Command has paraded Shamsudeen Bashiru of Dawaki Angwan Jekada, Suleja, for abducting two Igbo girls, Okwudiri Nwoke and Miracle Nweke, both 16 years, on April 28, 2018, from Gwada in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. Shamsudeen and accomplices after kidnapping Miracle and Okwudiri moved them to Suleja where they were forcefully converted to […]
Three days after a passenger boat capsized in Bakana, in the Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State, sweeping away six out of 25 persons on board, the body of one of the victims has been found. It was gathered that the corpse was buried in the early hours of Monday by the bank of […]
With barely 200 days to next year’s general elections, the political chessboard is replete with twists and turns, even as the number of aspirants jostling for various elective positions is increasing by the day. Checks by Daily Trust on Sunday reveal that no fewer than 46 politicians have indicated their intentions to throw their hats […]
The Osun State High Court has given the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 22 election, Senator Ademola Adeleke, seven days to produce his secondary school certificate. Rasheed Olabayo and Oluwaseun Idowu prayed the court to disqualify Adeleke for “not possessing a school certificate, as required by Section 177 (d) of the […]
Five people were burnt to death on Friday, after a small passenger aircraft crashed in southern Democratic Republic of Congo near the border with Angola, a local official said, giving a provisional toll. The piston-engined Antonov 2, operated by local airline Air Kasai, burst into flames, just after takeoff from Kamako for a flight to […]
There are indications that the Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye who was reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen early Thursday has regained freedom. The Senator who disclosed this on his official twitter handle on Friday(today) morning seized the opportunity to express gratitude to God and Nigerians who showed love and support to him during the […]
Tech Giant, Google, has launched its free Wi-Fi service for Nigerians, the Google Station, in Ikeja, Lekki and other parts of Lagos. The company’s country director in Nigeria, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, said this on Thursday at the second Google for Nigeria event, which took place in Lagos. “It is live in some locations already like the […]
Ekiti state governor,Ayo Fayose, says Nigeria will be doomed financially if President Muhammadu Buhari is, for any reason, re-elected in 2019. He said this when he paid a visit to Senate President Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president. Fayose condemned the siege laid to the residences of the duo, adding that the visit […]